Photo courtesy of Radiance Films and MVD Entertainment. ©KADOKAWA 1980
Source: Radiance Films, MVD Entertainment
Special Thanks to Derek Stubinski
Kadokawa's THE BEAST TO DIE (野獣死すべし, Yajū Shisubeshi, 1980) will be released for the first time on Blu-ray in a special edition from Radiance Films, 4K restored and loaded with extras. Directed by Toru Murakawa (THE GAME TRILOGY) from a venomous script by Shoichi Maruyama (YOKOHAMA BJ BLUES), this unsettling dark thriller was Yusaku Matsuda's farewell to his 1970s action hero persona.
Deeply scarred by what he witnessed on battlefields across Asia, a young war photographer (Yusaku Matsuda, YOKOHAMA BJ BLUES) returns to the bustling streets of Tokyo, plotting a series of brutal murders and robberies that are mere warmups for an unprecedented bank heist. Searching for an accomplice, he finds the short-fused and equally disenfranchised Tetsuo (Takeshi Kaga, DEATH NOTE).
Radiance Films' BEAST TO DIE is a limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
Photo courtesy of Radiance Films and MVD Entertainment. ©KADOKAWA 1980
THE BEAST TO DIE Limited Edition Blu-ray
Running Time: 119 Minutes
Number of Discs: 1
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Audio: Stereo
US
Region Code: 0
SKU: RAD116BDLE
UPC: 760137184348
Sreet Date: 07/22/25
List Price: $39.95
UK
Region Code: A/B
Product Code: RAD116BDL
EAN: 5060974682294
UK Rating: TBC
Street Date: 07/21/25
RRP: £14.99
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- High-Definition digital transfer 4K Restoration by Kadokawa
- Original uncompressed PCM mono audio
- Interview with Toru Murakawa (2025)
- Interview with Shoichi Maruyama (2025)
- Critical appreciation from novelist and screenwriter Jordan Harper (2025)
- Newly improved English subtitle translation
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
- Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Tatsuya Masuto
- Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
Photo courtesy of Radiance Films. ©KADOKAWA 1980
About Radiance Films
Radiance Films is founded on a passion for cinema. A series of films, books, merchandise and more curated from a variety of genres and modes of filmmaking, from arthouse provocateurs to genre classics. Each release is created from the best available materials and includes a wealth of supplementary features on disc and extensive booklets featuring new and archival writing, where applicable.
About MVD Entertainment Group
MVD Entertainment Group is a full service music and movie distribution firm, exclusively representing thousands of audio and visual products for DVD, Bluray, CD, vinyl, and digital rights, worldwide. MVD also exclusively distributes a growing line of merchandise including limited edition collectibles, tee shirts, and more. “Serving Artists and Audiences†is MVD's purpose statement; it represents a commitment to the interests of the musicians, filmmakers, record labels, producers, managers, and every link in the supply chain. The customers are the Audience, from wholesalers, sub-distributors, major retail chains, online retailers, specialists, and independent mom and pop stores, all the way to the consumer. MVD Entertainment Group was founded in 1986 by Tom Seaman, an industry veteran with prior experience with The Record Hunter, Sam Goody, CBS Retail, and JEM Distribution. Tom, along with his family Elinor, Eve and Ed, initially focused on music videotapes. At the turn of the century, with the advent of DVD, MVD built a large catalog of exclusively distributed audiovisual content on DVDs, with special strength in music concert films, horror movies, documentaries, comedy, cult classics, and much more.